Naam Shabana, released on Friday, March 31, has Akshay Kumar in a cameo role, and it seems his presence worked wonders in the overall box office collection.

On the first day, Naam Shabana failed to make a mark at the Indian box office with a collection of just Rs 5.12 crore. However, with word-of-mouth publicity, the film managed to witness a growth of 24.41 percent on Saturday (Rs 6.37 crore) at the Indian box office.

Directed by Shivam Nair, Naam Shabana is the spin-off Akshay's Baby, which also starred Taapsee and Anupam Kher. It is the first spin-off in Indian cinema. Manoj Bajpayee, Anupam and South star Prithviraj Sukumaran play key roles, while Akshay has an extended cameo in the film.